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NewsAirbus lands 271 net orders in 2009 and sets deliveries record
Airbus secured net orders for 271 aircraft in 2009, far ahead of Boeing's 142. Gross orders for the airframer totalled 310.
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Cathay Pacific reports 1.7% fall in 2009 traffic
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a 1.7% year-on-year fall in passenger traffic in 2009.
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American sweetens JAL assistance package
American Airlines and private equity firm TPG have increased an offer to assist financially troubled carrier Japan Airlines (JAL), as American ropes in Oneworld...
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Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi traffic up 4.9% in 2009
Total passenger traffic at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport grew 4.9% in 2009 from a year ago, driven by strong growth in the domestic market.
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Air New Zealand withdraws from AAPA
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has withdrawn from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, following a similar decision by Qantas Airways announced last week.
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Tiger secures pre-delivery payment financing for A320s
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has secured pre-delivery payment financing for five Airbus A320s from Standard Chartered Bank. The aircraft...
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Shanghai Airlines seeks to delist as part of merger
Trading in the shares of Shanghai Airlines, which is merging with China Eastern Airlines, have been suspended after the carrier applied to delist from the...
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ST Aero downplays impact of JAL bankruptcy
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) has downplayed the impact that JAL's financial woes will have on the Singapore-headquartered maintenance, repair...
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JAL to slash workforce and sell non-core assets
Financially troubled carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) is to slash a third of its workforce and sell non-core assets as part of its financial turnaround plan. JAL's...
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Working Week: The aircraft as a work of art
Having designed light aircraft for leisure and for racing, including the record-setting Monex, and with new models on the horizon, owner of Sonex Aircraft John Monnett is not ready yet to fly off into the sunset
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Firms focus on supply chain for camelina-derived jet fuel
Alternative aviation jet fuel supply chain integrator BioJet Corporation has been partnering with camelina seed producer Great Plains Oil and Exploration...
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LAN continues to grow passenger traffic
Chile's LAN for the seventh consecutive year has registered double-digit growth in full-year passenger traffic, reporting an 11% increase in RPKs and a 16%...
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Aircell readies to offer in-flight video download service
Aircell is preparing to roll out a new service that allows passengers to download movies, television shows and other content for a fee on aircraft equipped...
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Virgin Atlantic finalises A330-300 agreements
Virgin Atlantic has completed its purchase of six A330-300s from Airbus after delays to the Boeing 787 programme prompted the carrier to find interim aircraft....
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VIDEO: F-35 engages vertical landing propulsion system
A Lockheed Martin F-35 has made more progress in a series of flight tests leading to the programme's first vertical landing. The company's BF-1 flight-test...
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Indian air force seeks deal for C-17 transports
The Indian government has sent a letter of request to Washington over a possible future purchase of up to 10 C-17 transports ...
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Business aviation in brief
VIP aircraft outfitter Associated Air Center has received organisation designation authorisation from the US Federal Aviation Administration...
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Al Jaber bolsters VVIP fleet
Middle Eastern charter start-up Al Jaber Aviation took delivery in December of its first Airbus...
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Foam will replace wax for casting says AFRL
A new type of foam can replace wax in lost-wax casting of aerospace components and the US Air Force Research Laboratory estimates industry's savings will...
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Helibras to upgrade Brazilian army Panthers
Eurocopter subsidiary Helibras has landed a deal to modernise 34 Panther helicopters for the Brazilian army ...